#9CA5C4 Color

#9CA5C4 is rgb(156, 165, 196) in RGB and hsl(227, 25%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA5C4

HEX#9CA5C4

RGBrgb(156, 165, 196)

HSLhsl(227, 25%, 69%)

HSVhsv(227, 20%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.046 272.5)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA5C4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA5C4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA5C4 Complementary#C4BB9C Analogous#9CB9C4 Analogous#A79CC4 Triadic#C49CA5 Triadic#A5C49C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA5C4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9B0CB #B6BCD3 #C2C8DB #D2D6E4 #DFE2EC #ECEEF4

Shades

#808BB3 #606D9F #4E5A83 #3D4666 #2C3249 #191C29

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